When the internet started to gain widespread commercial use in the early 1990s, few could have predicted the massive shift that it would have on our lives. Now, a new technology, which sits atop the internet, has the ability to cause a seismic shift in how we interact with data, and will most likely meaningfully impact virtually every person and industry.

Directly or indirectly, the internet has affected almost every life in America. Principally, access to the world-wide web has profoundly changed the way American consumers access goods and services. Yet, business providers of those goods and services have been slow to recognize and appreciate that not all consumers can or do access the web as quickly and efficiently as others

In a case brought in the Suffolk Business Litigation Session (“BLS”), the Court denied an employer’s motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin a former employee and his new employer from competing or soliciting the former employer’s vendors and customers.

On December 5, 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published Draft 2 of its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Framework”), Version 1.1. Version 1.1 will refine, clarify, and enhance Version 1.0, which established an initial set of industry standards and best practices to help organizations manage cybersecurity risks. Draft 2 is open for public review and comment through January 19, 2018.